Livy
Titus Livius Patavinus (Classical Latin: [ˈtɪ.tʊs
ˈliː.wi.ʊs]; 64 or 59 BC – AD 12 or 17) – often rendered
as
LivyLivy /ˈlɪvi/ in
English languageEnglish language sources – was a Roman
historian. He wrote a monumental history of
RomeRome and the Roman people
– Ab Urbe Condita Libri (Books from the Foundation of the City) –
covering the period from the earliest legends of
RomeRome before the
traditional foundation in 753 BC through the reign of
AugustusAugustus in
Livy's own lifetime
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Andrea RiccioAndrea RiccioAndrea Riccio (c. 1470 – 1532) was an Italian sculptor and
occasional architect, whose real name was Andrea Briosco, but is
usually known by his sobriquet meaning "curly"; he is also known as Il
Riccio and Andrea Crispus ("curly" in Latin). He is mainly known for
small bronzes, often practical objects such as inkwells, door knockers
or fire-dogs, exquisitely sculpted and decorated in a classicising
Renaissance style.
He was born at Padua, and first trained as a goldsmith by his father,
Ambrogio di Cristoforo Briosco. He later began to study bronze casting
under Bartolomeo Bellano, a pupil of Donatello.[citation needed] As an
architect, he is known for the church of Santa Giustina in his native
city
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English Language
English is a
West Germanic languageWest Germanic language that was first spoken in early
medieval
EnglandEngland and is now a global lingua franca.[4][5] Named after
the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes that migrated to England, it
ultimately derives its name from the Anglia (Angeln) peninsula in the
Baltic Sea. It is closely related to the Frisian languages, but its
vocabulary has been significantly influenced by other Germanic
languages, particularly Norse (a
North GermanicNorth Germanic language), as well as
by
LatinLatin and Romance languages, especially French.[6]
English has developed over the course of more than 1,400 years. The
earliest forms of English, a set of Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to
Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century, are called
Old English
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DeclamationDeclamation or declamatio (
LatinLatin for "declaration") was a genre of
ancient rhetoric and a mainstay of the Roman higher education system.
It was separated into two component subgenres, the controversia,
speeches of defense or prosecution in fictitious court cases, and the
suasoria, in which the speaker advised a historical or legendary
figure as to a course of action. Roman declamations survive in four
corpora: the compilations of
Seneca the Elder and Calpurnius Flaccus,
as well as two sets of controversiae, the Major Declamations and Minor
Declamations spuriously attributed to Quintilian.
Declamation had its origin in the form of preliminary exercises for
Greek students of rhetoric: works from the Greek declamatory tradition
survive in works such as the collections of
Sopater and Choricius of
Gaza
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Mark Antony
Marcus Antonius (Latin: M·ANTONIVS·M·F·M·N;[note 1]
January 14, 83 BC – August 1, 30 BC), commonly known
in English as
Mark AntonyMark Antony or Marc Antony, was a Roman politician and
general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman
Republic from an oligarchy into the autocratic Roman Empire.
Antony was a supporter of Julius Caesar, and served as one of his
generals during the conquest of
GaulGaul and the Civil War. Antony was
appointed administrator of Italy while Caesar eliminated political
opponents in Greece, North Africa, and Spain. After Caesar's death in
44 BC, Antony joined forces with Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, another of
Caesar's generals, and Octavian, Caesar's great-nephew and adopted
son, forming a three-man dictatorship known to historians as the
Second Triumvirate
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Cassiodorus
Flavius Magnus Aurelius
CassiodorusCassiodorus Senator (c. 485 – c. 585),[1]
commonly known as Cassiodorus, was a Roman statesman and writer
serving in the administration of Theoderic the Great, king of the
Ostrogoths. Senator was part of his surname, not his rank.Contents1 Life
2
MonasteryMonastery at Vivarium
3 Educational philosophy
4 Classical connections
5 Lasting impact
6 Criticism
7 Works
8 References
9 Sources
10 External linksLife[edit]
CassiodorusCassiodorus was born at Scylletium, near
CatanzaroCatanzaro in Calabria, Italy.
He began his career as councillor to his father, the governor of
Sicily. While still young, he made a name for himself as learned in
the ways of law. During his working life he worked as quaestor sacri
palatii c
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Festus (historian)
Festus (fl. 4th century), whose name also appears in the manuscripts
of his work as Rufus Festus, Ruffus Festus, Sextus Festus, Sextus
Rufus, and Sextus, was a Late Roman historian and proconsul of Asia
whose epitome Breviarium rerum gestarum populi Romani ("Summary of the
history of Rome"[1]) was commissioned by the emperor
ValensValens in
preparation for his war against Persia. It was completed about AD 370.
The Breviarium covers the entire history of the Roman state from the
foundation of the City until AD 364. The book consists of 30 chapters
treating events in
Roman historyRoman history in terse overview, mainly focused on
military and political conflicts. It is estimated as a work of very
low quality.[2]
Festus of Tridentum, magister memoriae (secretary) to
ValensValens and
notoriously severe proconsul of the province of Asia, where he was
sent to punish those implicated in the conspiracy of Theodorus
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Supernatural
The supernatural (Medieval Latin: supernātūrālis: supra "above" +
naturalis "natural", first used: 1520–1530 AD)[1][2] is that which
exists (or is claimed to exist), yet cannot be explained by laws of
nature. Examples often include characteristics of or relating to
ghosts, angels, gods, souls and spirits, non-material beings, or
anything else considered beyond nature like magic, miracles, or
etc..[3]
Over time, things once thought to be supernatural such as lightning,
seasons, and human senses have been shown to have entirely
naturalistic explanations and origins. Some believe that which is
considered supernatural will someday be discovered to be completely
physical and natural. Those who believe only the physical world exists
are called naturalists
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Public SpeakingPublic speakingPublic speaking (also called oratory or oration) is the process or act
of performing a speech to a live audience. This type of speech is
deliberately structured with three general purposes: to inform, to
persuade and to entertain.
Public speakingPublic speaking is commonly understood as
formal, face-to-face speaking of a single person to a group of
listeners.[1]
Public speakingPublic speaking can be governed by different rules and
structures. For example, speeches about concepts do not necessarily
have to be structured in any special way. However, there is a method
behind giving it effectively. For this type of speech it would be good
to describe that concept with examples that can relate to the
audiences life
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Biography
A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's
life. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work,
relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these
life events. Unlike a profile or curriculum vitae (résumé), a
biography presents a subject's life story, highlighting various
aspects of his or her life, including intimate details of experience,
and may include an analysis of the subject's personality.
Biographical works are usually non-fiction, but fiction can also be
used to portray a person's life. One in-depth form of biographical
coverage is called legacy writing. Works in diverse media, from
literature to film, form the genre known as biography.
An authorized biography is written with the permission, cooperation,
and at times, participation of a subject or a subject's heirs
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History
—George Santayana
HistoryHistory (from Greek ἱστορία, historia, meaning "inquiry,
knowledge acquired by investigation")[2] is the study of the past as
it is described in written documents.[3][4] Events occurring before
written record are considered prehistory. It is an umbrella term that
relates to past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection,
organization, presentation, and interpretation of information about
these events
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Aulus Cremutius Cordus
Aulus Cremutius Cordus (died 25 AD) was a Roman historian. There are
very few remaining fragments of his work, principally covering the
civil war and the reign of Augustus Caesar. In 25 AD he was forced by
Sejanus, who was praetorian prefect under Tiberius, to take his life
after being accused of maiestas (treason).[1] He had been accused by
Satrius Secundus of having eulogized Brutus and spoken of Cassius as
the last of the Romans, which was considered an offence under the lex
majestatis, and the senate ordered the burning of his writings. Seneca
the Younger, however, tells us that he most likely incurred Sejanus'
displeasure for criticising him, because Sejanus had commissioned a
statue of himself. We also know from this source—a letter to Cordus'
daughter Marcia—that he starved himself to death. She was also
instrumental in saving his work, so that it could be published again
under Caligula. Apart from Seneca, he is mentioned by Tacitus,
Quintilian, Suetonius and Dio Cassius
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